Poor-will by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Entry 48. Phalaenoptilus nutalli. Poor-will. [Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill]
The unmistakable note of the poor-will was heard in July at Wagon Camp,
where the species doubtless breeds. One of the birds was seen on Lower
Squaw Creek near Warmcastle Soda Springs August 13 by W.H. Osgood. Others
were heard near Edgewood by Walter K. Fisher.
Entry 49. Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk. [Common Nighthawk]
Often seen flying at Wagon Camp, on the lower edge of the Shasta fir forest,
the latter part of July. Several flocks were seen at Sisson, the first
half of September, by R.T. Fisher.
Above excerpts from
Results of a Biological Survey of Mount Shasta, California
by C. Hart Merriam, 1899.
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